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2026 Official Accountability Report - Holyoke

Accountability Information

Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
49% - Moderate progress toward targets-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage51%48%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
49%
Moderate progress toward targets

2026 Points awarded

2026 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All Students
(Non-high school grades)
Lowest Performing Students
(Non-high school grades)
All Students
(High school grades)
Lowest Performing Students
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement14-34-04-04-
Mathematics achievement24-44-14-04-
Science achievement24----14----
Achievement total51260.07867.521240.00867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-34-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-24-14-
Growth total4820.04822.55820.03822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------44----
Extended engagement rate------44----
Annual dropout rate------24----
High school completion total------101220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total4410.0---4410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-04-34-44-
Advanced coursework completion------24----
Additional indicators total0410.00410.05810.04410.0
Weighted total4.29.6-5.67.6-4.710.0-1.17.6-
Percentage of possible points44%-74%-47%-15%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan59%
Weight of non-high school results:63%
31%
Weight of high school results:37%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage48%

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All Students
(Non-high school grades)
Lowest Performing Students
(Non-high school grades)
All Students
(High school grades)
Lowest Performing Students
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement34-34-04-04-
Mathematics achievement24-44-04-04-
Science achievement34----04----
Achievement total81260.07867.501240.00867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-24-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-24-24-
Growth total4820.04822.54820.04822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------34----
Extended engagement rate------04----
Annual dropout rate------04----
High school completion total------31220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-24-34-44-
Advanced coursework completion------04----
Additional indicators total4410.02410.03810.04410.0
Weighted total6.39.6-5.87.6-2.010.0-1.37.6-
Percentage of possible points66%-76%-20%-17%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan71%
Weight of non-high school results:62%
19%
Weight of high school results:38%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage51%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage42%44%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
43%
Moderate progress toward targets

2026 Points awarded

2026 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High Needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
High Needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement14-04-
Mathematics achievement24-24-
Science achievement24-24-
Achievement total51267.541247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-34-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total4822.55822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---34-
Extended engagement rate---44-
Annual dropout rate---14-
High school completion total---81220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-24-
Advanced coursework completion---24-
Additional indicators total0410.04810.0
Weighted total4.310.3-5.010.7-
Percentage of possible points42%-47%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan42%
Weight of non-high school results:63%
47%
Weight of high school results:37%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage44%

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High Needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
High Needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement34-04-
Mathematics achievement24-04-
Science achievement24-04-
Achievement total71267.501247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total4822.54822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---24-
Extended engagement rate---04-
Annual dropout rate---04-
High school completion total---21220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-24-
Advanced coursework completion---04-
Additional indicators total4410.02810.0
Weighted total6.010.3-1.510.7-
Percentage of possible points58%-14%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan58%
Weight of non-high school results:62%
14%
Weight of high school results:38%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage42%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 472.8 472.6 -0.2 475.2 1,8331Recovery Path: No Change
Lowest Performing 450.0 454.8 4.8 454.9 2953Recovery Path: Met Target
High Needs 470.9 470.8 -0.1 473.1 1,6761Recovery Path: No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners 464.5 464.0 -0.5 467.4 4231Recovery Path: No Change
Low Income 471.0 470.5 -0.5 473.2 1,5971Recovery Path: No Change
Students with Disabilities 462.5 463.8 1.3 464.8 6692Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 12--
Black or African American 471.3 470.6 -0.7 473.7 1050Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 471.2 471.3 0.1 474.7 1,4972Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 471.8 479.7 7.9 473.7 384Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 485.0 484.5 -0.5 487.6 1801Recovery Path: No Change

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 482.4 479.0 -3.4 485.0 3270Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 461.9 459.7 -2.2 467.0 610Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 479.7 476.9 -2.8 483.0 2890Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 474.5 469.0 -5.5 477.7 740Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 479.7 476.9 -2.8 483.6 2740Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 467.7 467.4 -0.3 470.4 1011Path Forward: No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 2--
Black or African American---- 19--
Hispanic or Latino 480.6 478.6 -2.0 483.8 2750Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 3--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 494.8 483.9 -10.9 496.6 280Recovery Path: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 470.2 470.8 0.6 472.6 1,8172Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 452.1 456.9 4.8 455.1 2954Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High Needs 468.6 469.4 0.8 470.3 1,6632Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 465.7 465.2 -0.5 468.1 4161Recovery Path: No Change
Low Income 468.6 469.1 0.5 470.8 1,5842Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 462.6 463.4 0.8 464.6 6632Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 11--
Black or African American 469.9 467.7 -2.2 472.2 1060Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 468.5 469.4 0.9 470.8 1,4852Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 475.5 480.8 5.3 477.4 364Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 481.3 482.8 1.5 483.5 1782Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 475.1 475.1 0.0 477.6 3251Path Forward: No Change
Lowest Performing 463.7 462.7 -1.0 468.8 610Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 472.9 473.7 0.8 476.7 2872Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 468.8 471.1 2.3 473.9 762Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low Income 472.3 473.7 1.4 476.8 2732Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 466.9 469.6 2.7 470.3 1002Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 2--
Black or African American---- 20--
Hispanic or Latino 473.5 474.7 1.2 477.5 2702Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 5--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 487.6 482.3 -5.3 489.3 280Recovery Path: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 470.7 471.5 0.8 472.5 6252Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing---- 131--
High Needs 468.8 470.1 1.3 471.8 5712Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 465.7 466.4 0.7 467.9 1482Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income 468.6 469.7 1.1 471.9 5382Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 463.1 463.7 0.6 466.5 2082Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 4--
Black or African American 475.3 467.2 -8.1 478.8 350Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 468.3 470.4 2.1 470.1 5173Recovery Path: Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 10--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 484.8 484.9 0.1 486.5 592Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 470.7 470.3 -0.4 472.9 2881Recovery Path: No Change
Lowest Performing---- 59--
High Needs 468.3 468.5 0.2 470.0 2522Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 465.2 461.8 -3.4 466.9 640Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income 468.1 468.7 0.6 470.0 2372Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 460.2 462.5 2.3 462.0 923Recovery Path: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 2--
Black or African American---- 14--
Hispanic or Latino 468.6 469.4 0.8 470.3 2432Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 3--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 485.2 476.8 -8.4 487.7 260Recovery Path: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 45.3 1,3452Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 45.1 2872Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 44.6 1,2232Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 44.1 2842Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 44.4 1,1642Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 40.2 4622Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 7--
Black or African American 53.0 673Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 45.0 1,1192Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 43.0 222Typical Growth - Low
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 45.7 1292Typical Growth - Low

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 53.6 2813Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 46.0 612Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 53.1 2473Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 53.5 573Typical Growth - High
Low Income 53.6 2333Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 43.8 852Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 0--
Black or African American- 11--
Hispanic or Latino 53.0 2473Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 1--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 59.4 223Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 41.3 1,3292Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 41.2 2872Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 41.1 1,2162Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 37.7 2981Low Growth
Low Income 41.0 1,1562Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 40.3 4562Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 8--
Black or African American 34.8 751Low Growth
Hispanic or Latino 41.3 1,1012Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 40.6 222Typical Growth - Low
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 45.6 1222Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 43.0 2762Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 37.8 611Low Growth
High Needs 43.9 2422Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 44.8 572Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 43.4 2292Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 43.0 812Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 0--
Black or African American- 11--
Hispanic or Latino 43.1 2412Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 2--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 43.7 222Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 77.1 80.8 3.7 79.1 4024Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 75.3 79.2 3.9 79.6 3663Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 67.9 75.3 7.4 73.6 894Exceeded Target
Low Income 75.2 78.5 3.3 79.8 3542Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 63.0 68.8 5.8 69.1 1123Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 6--
Black or African American---- 18--
Hispanic or Latino 76.2 80.2 4.0 80.9 3182Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 5--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 89.3 89.1 -0.2 91.3 551No Change

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 79.4 82.8 3.4 81.0 4024Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 77.5 81.5 4.0 80.9 3734Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 67.0 74.1 7.1 72.5 814Exceeded Target
Low Income 77.8 81.4 3.6 81.6 3713Met Target
Students with Disabilities 62.9 72.2 9.3 67.5 1084Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 2--
Black or African American---- 20--
Hispanic or Latino 77.5 81.5 4.0 81.6 3193Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 5--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 89.1 92.9 3.8 90.7 564Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 4.9 4.6 -0.3 4.4 1,5692Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 5.0 5.2 0.2 4.5 1,3581No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners 7.4 6.7 -0.7 6.6 3272Improved Below Target
Low Income 4.9 5.1 0.2 4.4 1,2781No Change
Students with Disabilities 4.9 7.0 2.1 4.4 4980Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 14--
Black or African American---- 71--
Hispanic or Latino 4.9 4.9 0.0 4.4 1,2961No Change
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 24--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 2.6 2.4 -0.2 2.3 1642Improved Below Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 36.2 41.0 4.8 37.8 3464Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 36.2 41.0 4.8 37.8 3464Exceeded Target
Low Income-------
Students with Disabilities-------
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian-------
Black or African American-------
Hispanic or Latino-------
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino-------
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White-------

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 10.5 15.7 5.2 11.8 2174Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 10.5 15.7 5.2 11.8 2174Exceeded Target
Low Income-------
Students with Disabilities-------
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian-------
Black or African American-------
Hispanic or Latino-------
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino-------
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White-------

Chronic absenteeism - Non-high school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 35.8 38.9 3.1 34.8 2,6810Declined
Lowest Performing 42.1 44.7 2.6 40.0 2950Declined
High Needs 37.9 41.1 3.2 36.1 2,4470Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 35.4 40.8 5.4 32.9 6270Declined
Low Income 38.6 42.1 3.5 36.2 2,3380Declined
Students with Disabilities 40.5 42.3 1.8 38.1 9550Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 19--
Black or African American 29.0 31.1 2.1 26.5 1640Declined
Hispanic or Latino 37.7 41.4 3.7 34.8 2,1570Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 41.5 36.4 -5.1 40.5 554Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 28.0 25.2 -2.8 26.8 2824Exceeded Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 51.4 49.3 -2.1 49.8 1,6073Met Target
Lowest Performing 55.4 39.3 -16.1 50.1 614Exceeded Target
High Needs 55.1 53.3 -1.8 52.2 1,4262Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 60.1 55.7 -4.4 56.0 4153Met Target
Low Income 56.0 54.4 -1.6 51.5 1,3572Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 59.3 57.6 -1.7 55.8 5562Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 11--
Black or African American---- 83--
Hispanic or Latino 53.8 50.9 -2.9 49.4 1,3232Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 26--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 40.3 38.4 -1.9 38.5 1643Met Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 51.0 52.7 1.7 54.4 7502Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 47.1 48.9 1.8 52.8 6552Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 32.7 44.2 11.5 39.4 2064Exceeded Target
Low Income 47.5 48.8 1.3 53.7 6192Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 34.1 31.0 -3.1 41.2 2420Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 4--
Black or African American---- 38--
Hispanic or Latino 49.7 52.3 2.6 56.5 6142Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 14--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 62.8 65.0 2.2 66.4 802Improved Below Target

Assessment participation - All students
Group English language arts Mathematics Science
Enrolled Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate Enrolled Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate Enrolled Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate
All Students 2,236 2,16497Yes 1 2,241 2,15496Yes 1 1,013 94894No 1

Assessment participation - Student Group
Group English language arts Mathematics Science Overall
Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Total Enrolled Total Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate
High Needs 2,037 1,969 2,042 1,962 916 856 4,995 4,78796Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 523 501 524 504 236 225 1,283 1,23096Yes1
Low Income 1,941 1,876 1,946 1,869 867 808 4,754 4,55396Yes1
Students with Disabilities 807 765 808 765 338 308 1,953 1,83894No1
American Indian or Alaska Native-----------
Asian 15 14 15 13 7 6 37----
Black or African American 129 124 131 126 57 53 317 30396Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 1,827 1,776 1,829 1,767 830 786 4,486 4,32997Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 46 41 46 41 20 15 112 9792No2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 1 1 0 0 2----
White 218 208 219 206 99 88 536 50295Yes2

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
Dr. William R. Peck Middle SchoolRequiring assistance or intervention 1
E N White ElementaryRequiring assistance or intervention 6
H.B. Lawrence SchoolRequiring assistance or intervention 2
Holyoke HighRequiring assistance or intervention 5
Kelly ElementaryRequiring assistance or intervention 1
Lt Clayre Sullivan Middle SchoolRequiring assistance or intervention 1
Lt Elmer J McMahon ElementaryNot requiring assistance or intervention 16
Maurice A Donahue ElementaryRequiring assistance or intervention 10
Morgan Full Service Community SchoolRequiring assistance or intervention 6



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